BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE – The “golf balls” at Buckley stand vigil as the sun rises at the mile-high base Aug. 29, 2011. The 460th Operations Group satellites maintain Buckley’s space-based missile warning system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcy Glass)
10/5/2012 - Peterson AFB, Colo. -- Air Force Space Command is celebrating its 30th Anniversary! Here is a significant milestone from the command's history ...
In October of 2000, Buckley changed hands from the Air National Guard back to the United States Air Force as the 821st Space Group became the host unit and the Secretary of the Air Force renamed the facility Buckley Air Force Base.
